Monday, June 15, 2009

Geo-Hazard Risk Management


Jogjakarta, August 20 – 23, 2008

Geo-Hazard Risk Management

It was amazing moment when I had a journey to Geology Engineering and Civil Engineering – Gajah Mada University at Jogjakarta. I met with lecturer Dwikorita Karlinasari (GE) and Teuku Faisal Fathani (CE) in PT Inco business trip purpose for purchasing early warning system tool in order to anticipate landslide movement in PT Inco operation area.

Most of our discussion were related how to handle landslide risk with consideration of un-technical matter. This consideration was far away from usual technical matter, in the other word, non geotechnical text reference which we all know it is not coming up naturally from all the study we got usually in university.
I am really realized that this consideration towards into geotechnical for urban area. Eventually, the final objective would be led to how to explain and “waking up” urban people on geotechnical problem for their resident.

Some of un-technical matter that I took from both lectures in related to landslide hazard management are roughly listed below :
· How to explain urban people facing geo-hazard in their living place (ex : seismic map, landslide, potential map, etc.)
· How to empower knowledge of urban people to understand basically geo-hazard (mainly landslide) in their life.
· Both points above will be finalized to build hazard risk management based on circumstance of urban people (however involving government interest in this case would be highly much helpful).

The non-technical matter include psychology study, social study, etc which be far away from technical matter, however this non-technical is to be blended with technical matter.
From this point, I can see the geotechnical study would toward into new wave that hopefully involving urban people as part as geotechnical study in their life and living place.

Many thank to some students and local people who involve through nice discussion in this tremendous journey (mainly in Karanganyar Village at Southern Java); named Sanny, Bagus and Ari.

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